Numerical simulation on the adaptation of forms in trabecular bone to mechanical disuse and basic multi-cellular unit activation threshold at menopause

Acta Mechanica Sinica/Lixue Xuebao

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 207-214

  Gong, He ^a,c   Fan, Yubo ^a,b   Zhang, Ming ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Activation; Disuse; Functional adaptation; Menopause; Trabecular bone

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTAL DIMENSION; VOLUME FRACTION;

FUNCTIONAL ADAPTATION; MENOPAUSE; TRABECULAR BONE;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

EID: 41249099500     PISSN: 05677718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10409-007-0134-x     Document Type: Article

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